Babeland

Stepping into Babeland, you'll be pleasantly surprised to find that this could actually be the first adult store where you can comfortably shop. Devoid of inflatable novelties and sleazy clerks, you can count on the knowledgeable staff's professional service when it comes to choosing the right lubes, condoms, exotic motorized devices and signature whips and chains. Co-founder Claire Cavanah, who started Babeland in Seattle in 1993, branched out in New York five years later. “For a city that had everything, [New York] didn’t have any sex-positive, woman-friendly sex shops. It was wide open for our message,” said Cavanah, who eventually opened stores in Soho, the Lower East Side, and Park Slope. What you’ll find is a terrific selection of high-end modern sex toys, especially designer vibrators that combine compact, submergible motors with the latest materials.Show lessRead moreMat

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